Cobain: Montage of Heck - Our Name Is Nirvana Trailer

In a new clip from the forthcoming official Kurt Cobain documentary, we discover the birth of grunge pioneers Nirvana; featuring a rare early performance clip, a set of black and white animated sketches seemingly entitled 'The Reaganites' and various notepad scribbles featuring words and phrases that were ultimately replaced by the band name 'Nirvana', including The Mandibles, Window Pain, Seringe, Godchild and Novacain. The film uses art and previously unseen footage and photos to document the rise to fame of Kurt Cobain, his struggles with addiction and his tragic suicide at the age of just 27.

Executively produced by his daughter Frances Bean Cobain, 'Cobain: Montage of Heck' is the first authorized Kurt Cobain documentary and has been directed by the Oscar nominated Brett Morgen ('On the Ropes', 'Chicago 10'). As well as various artwork (including that of Cobain himself) and animation, the film also features exclusive interviews with various people in his life as well as intimate photos and footage of him as a child and as a new father with wife Courtney Love; images that have never before been released to the public. The film will premiere on HBO on May 4th 2015, but will hit cinemas on April 10th 2015.